Hello everyone. I'm Chae, an aspiring future defense tech engineer with a sweet-treats-therapy dependency.
When I started attending a class at CSN, I chose to do it online and remotely first. I was anxious, afraid, and overthinking things. I thought that people would talk in an accent I would not understand without subtitles, and use fancy words I would not comprehend without looking up "What is this fancy word's synonym?" on Google. Now, I am here taking multiple in-person classes, IS 101 being one of them, and never once did I regret going out to learn. Every mispronunciation, forgotten thing, silly mistake, and stupid idea I formed or made over the course of 3 years studying at CSN has helped me grow and learn.
I realized that I should never immediately say no to something before I even get to try it, you never actually lose something. If anything, you gained something, and that is the knowledge about oneself. You get to know whether or not you like or dislike certain things; you get to know yourself better in general.
For my discussion answer, I chose 3.4.1 — Navigating through a Word document. My experience with using this skill went pretty well. I started using it when I was in my middle school's journalism club almost a decade ago. I think its user interface is very intuitive, no matter how much they update it. Almost everything has a name label to show what purpose it serves, and if not, its symbol shows exactly what it is or what it would do. The only ones that were quite tough to figure out for me were the References and Mailing, although it only takes a few clicks and looking around for you to finally understand what each button does. Finding out each button's purpose by testing them out individually first worked well for me.
One thing I’ve learned from such a trivial habit (which is testing things out that I'm unfamiliar with) is that most things become less intimidating once you actually first try them out all by yourself, instead of instantly asking for help or an answer. Try the different methods you've come up with first. This way, you learn all sorts of methods and their effectiveness, efficiency, and which method is best for whichever situation. This also helps with your problem-solving skills, as it tests out your ability to find solutions to different problems outside of just a Word document or an application.
Start with your own approach and see where it leads. You'll be surprised how such a small habit can make a big difference in your life.
